# Teardown points to a notched hinge link behind iPhone Duo screen cracks

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/a-youtuber-dissected-an-iphone-duo-and-thinks-he-found-the-cause-of-crackgate/
- Published: 2026-10-25T20:16:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T20:32:44+00:00
- Original publisher: The Verge
- Original article: https://www.theverge.com/tech/1018290/dissected-iphone-duo-crackgate-hinge-screen
- Topics: Culture, Fashion, Gadgets, Technology, Trending, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- Some iPhone Duo screens reportedly crack within hours.
- CuriousHagi reproduced the failure and examined the hinge.
- A thin, notched hinge link may be the weak point.

## Summary

Reports on social media and the iPhone Duo subreddit describe screens cracking soon after purchase, often with the break in the same place. YouTuber CuriousHagi reproduced the fault during durability testing and took the phone apart to investigate a possible cause.

He found a complex hinge with a central gear-like mechanism and several linking hinges. The link that snapped was thinner than those above and below it, and broke at a small notch; marks on the hinge and support plate suggest it may have caught there.

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